[江苏]2012-2013学年江苏省宿迁市八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

—Is Mo Yan, the Nobel Prize winner, ______ best writer in China?
—It’s hard to say. But he is really ______ very good writer.

Li Jun will have a math test tomorrow. As he isn’t good at math, he is ______.

It’s good for health to sleep with the windows _______ in hot summer.

—I’m not good at playing football. What should I do?
—You need more ______. The more you play, the better you play.

—Why are you so excited?
—Lucy invited me ______ to her birthday party.

—The milk tastes nice. I’d like ______ bottle of milk.
—Sorry. There is none left. But you can buy one on ______ side of the street.

Jim is not happy these days because he got ______ presents on New Year’s Day.

—Will you go to Nanjing by bus _____ by plane?
—By plane. It is expensive ______ fast.

—Mr. Wang is in Nanjing for a trip.
—Oh, really? When ______ he ______ the trip?

______ advice it is! I hope you can give me more later.

Of all the girls, Jenny was ______ because she got the first prize.

My friends and I had a good time ______ with each other at the party last Saturday.

Every year, we ______ a school trip to Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall.

We ______ more time to play sports if our teachers ______ us less homework.

—Shall we go to spend the winter holiday in Sanya?
—_______ There must be too many people there.

完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a   1  . And so does US President.US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in   2   in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family enjoy   3  ? Now, Obama is trying to   4   his experience (经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.
“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for   5  . Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the   6   vacations in my life.
My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I   7   held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.
I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff.
I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my   8   daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there,   9   set four sea turtles free.
We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a   10  time later.”

A．friend B．weekend C．job D．vacation

A．winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring

A．himself B．themselves C．ourselves D．yourselves

A．tell B．show C．share D．solve

A．Easter B．Christmas C．Halloween D．Thanksgiving Day

A．sweetest B．worst C．saddest D．cheapest

A．too B．still C．even D．as well

A．one B．two C．three D．four

A．or B．so C．but D．and

A．fourth B．third C．second D．first

In northern Scotland there is a deep lake called Loch Ness. It is more than 200 metres deep and it is the deepest lake in the United Kingdom. People say a huge monster (妖怪) lives in the dark, cold water. It weighs more than 1,000 kilos and is at least ten metres long. It has a dark gray colour. Some people say that it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people say that they saw it. No one knows whether (是否) these people really saw it or not.
The Loch Ness Monster is a famous story. People first told it over 500 years ago, but it became popular only in the twentieth century (世纪). In 1993, a couple reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake. From then on, many people said that they saw a monster in Loch Ness. A few people took photos, but some of them weren’t real photos. During the 1960s, people set up an organization to find out the truth. They took many photos and made movies, but they weren’t able to find a monster.
There is no real evidence (证据) that there is a monster in Loch Ness, but there is also no evidence that there is not. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are lots of curious (好奇的) people going there every year.
From the passage, we know Loch Ness is the name of _______.

The second paragraph (段) mainly talks about ______.

Which of the following is NOT true?

Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.
When to arrive?
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you over, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come around 3.00 p.m., that means you can turn up a little late after 3.00 p.m. But usually it is a good thing to arrive at the right time.
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Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet?
When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. This will show them more respect (尊重) and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. Another way to show respect is to call them Madam or Sir.
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and they will invite you again.
If your friend asks you to get to his house around 4.30 p.m., it is polite to arrive at ______.

Which of the following can we choose for the blank (空白) in the passage?

The passage mainly tells us _______.

The passage may be from _______.

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.
Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother’s safe pouch. She doesn’t open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. His mother carries him.
Other baby animals can walk soon after they’re born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra can run an hour after she is born.
Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle (圈) to protect her.
Animals that drink their mothers’ milk are called mammals. A mother bear’s milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow, they need solid (固体的) food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.
The underlined word “mammals” probably means _______ in Chinese.

Which of the following is true?

The best title (标题) of this passage should be “_______”.

根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。
People like using the Internet because they can get lots of ________ (信息) from it.
The girl ________ (听见) something unusual from behind and turned around.
The little boy can play the ________ (钢琴) very well.
Hearing the amazing news, the girl opened his eyes ________ (张得很开地).
Sorry, I didn’t hear you. Can you please ________ (重复) it?
This weekend, there is a good ________ (film) on. Let’s go and see it.
The restaurant is popular because the food there is very ________ (tasty, nice to eat).

根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
The boy is very rude so he is _________ (popular) with his classmates.
The brave boy was in hospital and many ________ (visit) came to see him.
The father makes his son ________ (clean) his own bedroom every day.
When autumn comes, ________ (leaf) begin to fall off the tree.
It’s raining very hard so I decide _________ (not go) out.
It’s necessary for us _________ (keep) the classroom clean.
There was a lot of traffic on the way, but ________ (lucky), we didn’t miss the film.
Yesterday morning, Zhang Ming was late for class because of ________ (get) up late.

根据所给汉语完成下列句子。 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
世界各地的人们对“江南style”很痴迷。
People around the world __________________ Gangnam Style.
这个故事不如那个故事有趣。
This story is __________________ that one.
我爸爸每天早晨开车送我去上学。
My father _____________________ school every morning.
昨天晚上，他用一条毯子扑灭了厨房里的火。
Last night, he _________________ the fire in the kitchen with a blanket.
不要砍伐树木了，否则大熊猫们将无处可住。
Don’t cut down trees, or giant pandas will ___________________.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空限填一词。
The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.
★Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).

Some ________ things in the world
_______	It’s nice but you can’t give it to little _______, because it can kill them.
Snails	They can sleep as _______ as three years.
Our eyes	The size of the eyes doesn’t ________ from birth.
Bears	They can run very _______ like a horse.
Cats	After _______ off very high places, they can stay alive.
Blue whales	They are the largest animal and a blue whale’s _______ is about 80 tons.
Cockroaches	They can live for nine or ten days_______ the head.
Birds	Most birds are good at_______ but some can’t.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home (国内) and f       countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now b        boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.
B_______ boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. A       all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt.
In the UK, boarding schools provide (提供) students with tasty food. Students can also make t        something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.

书面表达 (满分10分)
假设你叫李俊，你的美国朋友David想要在中国结交更多的朋友。你通过电子邮件，把你的同学王明介绍给他。王明情况见下表：

 要求：1. 注意文章条理，语句通顺；2. 词数80左右，邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不
计入总词数。
Dear David,
How are you? I’m writing to introduce my classmate Wang Ming to you.
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I hope you can make friends with him as soon as possible. Maybe you can show him around your country at the Spring Festival.
Best wishes,
Yours,
Li Jun